Gamma-knife radiosurgery as an optimal treatment modality for brain metastases from epithelial ovarian cancer

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 505-509

  Lee, Yoo Kyung ^a   Park, Noh Hyun ^a   Kim, Jae Weon ^a   Song, Yong Sang ^a   Kang, Soon Beom ^a   Lee, Hyo Pyo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Gamma knife radiosurgery; Ovarian cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 39249085029     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.11.027     Document Type: Article

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